PORTSMOUTH — Family, friends and colleagues of a Newington man who was killed in an industrial accident at the Redhook Ale Brewery this week gathered to honor his memory in a private service on Friday.

Redhook hosted a service in memory of 26-year-old Benjamin Harris at the Portsmouth brewery at 11 a.m. The event, which was closed to the press, took place at Redhook's facility at Pease Tradeport, which includes an attached pub.

Harris died of injuries sustained when a pressurized beer keg he was cleaning exploded on Tuesday morning, April 24. Harris, who lived in Newington and grew up in Pennsylvania, was newly married and expecting a child.

The company announced on Thursday that a plastic beer keg was involved in the tragic accident, which occurred at about 7 a.m.

Harris had been a Redhook employee for more than seven years. He began working at the Cataqua Pub, and was most recently a part of Redhook's brewing operations team. His wife, Alysha Miller, is also a server in the pub.

On Thursday, Vice President of Commercial Operations Andy Thomas announced a fund has been established to benefit Harris' unborn child.

"Ben was a wonderful man, a dedicated member of our team and a friend to all who knew him," Thomas wrote. "We are heartbroken by this tragedy and are grieving with the family."

The Harris family has requested that memorial contributions be made to: The Alysha Miller Harris Baby Fund c/o TD Bank, 20 International Drive, Portsmouth, NH, 03801. For more information, call 603-430-3812.